33: A different kind of blacksmith shop

"Boss Yuan, wait a moment!"

"Are you interested in making a deal?" Lin Du suddenly thought of something and immediately called out to stop Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu stopped in his tracks and asked without turning his head, "Do you want to sell the walkthrough for the Heavenly Wolf Dungeon?"

Lin Du was stunned.

This person, how could he actually guess that?

That's right! Lin Du was planning to sell the small bugs in the Heavenly Wolf Dungeon.

Exchanging these useless things for some "lifespan value" was perfect; it would be like squeezing out the last bit of value from the Heavenly Wolf Dungeon…

"The walkthrough for the Heavenly Wolf Dungeon! Is Boss Yuan interested?" Lin Du asked with narrowed eyes.

Yuan Shu nodded, "1,000 years of "lifespan value", add me as a friend!"

After the two added each other as friends, Yuan Shu transferred the 1,000 years of "lifespan value" directly; his efficiency was shockingly high.

From start to finish, the two even skipped the bargaining process.

The price of 1,000 years of "lifespan value" was double what Lin Du had originally anticipated.

Lin Du gladly told Yuan Shu about the few small bugs in the Heavenly Wolf Dungeon.

As Yuan Shu listened to Lin Du's account, surprise and astonishment flashed across his deep eyes from time to time.

"How do you know all of this?"

Lin Du smiled triumphantly, "I gained an ability when I spun the golden roulette wheel, which allows me to see things that other players cannot, which is why I know these secrets."

This was the excuse Lin Du had prepared beforehand.

In the future, he would inevitably trade information with various major factions. Without a reasonable explanation, he would likely be targeted by many people.

The golden roulette wheel was the most mysterious item in "universe ol". Pushing everything onto the golden roulette wheel meant no one could find any fault with it.

(Trivia: The golden roulette wheel is the golden turntable where the heart of the goddess of luck was obtained when first entering the game.)

Yuan Shu's eyes flickered, and he looked at Lin Du with a deep gaze.

"The Clown Class you awakened is very weak, but this ability you mentioned is quite good!"

"Have you heard of the Supreme Secret Realm?" Yuan Shu suddenly asked.

Supreme Secret Realm?

Lin Du looked surprised.

Yuan Shu said, "There is a level 30 Supreme Secret Realm near Yunlong City. Your ability might be useful in the secret realm. If you are interested, you can try entering the secret realm with the Three Kingdoms team."

"If the secret realm is cleared, all the weapons and equipment that drop inside will belong to you. If the challenge fails, I can pay you 1,000 years of "lifespan value"."

Every Supreme Secret Realm drops SSS-rank weapons. If one could clear the Supreme Secret Realm, the benefits would be immeasurable.

In addition to the fixed SSS-rank equipment, the Supreme Secret Realm also drops all sorts of strange things, including City Building Tokens, Hero Medals, top-tier skills, pet spirit beasts, high-level mounts, and so on…

Yuan Shu was not interested in the level 30 SSS-rank weapons; what he wanted was the massive amount of prestige that the first clear of the level 30 Supreme Secret Realm would bring to the Three Kingdoms.

The Supreme Secret Realm is a place that all major factions must fight for!

The conditions Yuan Shu offered were very tempting, but Lin Du still shook his head and refused.

"Sorry, Boss Yuan, I have no interest in the Supreme Secret Realm, nor do I have much confidence."

"You should find someone else!"

Lin Du had refused Yuan Shu twice in a row, but Yuan Shu was not annoyed; in fact, there was not much emotional fluctuation on his face.

"Fine, goodbye!"

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Yuan Shu came and went like the wind; after stating his purpose, he left.

Lin Du's refusal of Yuan Shu was not because he was uninterested in the Supreme Secret Realm, nor because he lacked confidence in himself, but because he wanted to keep everything in the Supreme Secret Realm for himself.

Working for others?

Impossible, never in this life!

Why share the benefits with others for something he could accomplish himself?

Lin Du walked through the alley and arrived at the largest Blacksmith Shop in Yunlong City.

Yunlong Blacksmith Shop!

From far away from the Blacksmith Shop, Lin Du could hear a deafening "clang, clang, bang, bang" sound.

The Yunlong Blacksmith Shop gathered all the top NPC blacksmiths in Yunlong City; if players wanted to learn blacksmithing skills, they had to come here.

In "universe ol", there are many types of life professions.

Fishermen, miners, blacksmiths, alchemists, rune engravers, and so on…

Each of these life professions could provide players with a certain income.

If a player was not good at combat, they could live very comfortably by managing their life skills well. If they were particularly proficient in a certain life skill, getting rich would be a breeze.

Every player had one chance to choose a life profession after reaching level 10. With the "All-Round Blacksmith recommendation letter" in his hand, Lin Du naturally chose the blacksmith profession.

Lin Du walked into the front hall of the Yunlong Blacksmith Shop.

"Hello, is there anything I can help you with?" A staff member greeted him enthusiastically.

"I want to change my class to a blacksmith!"

"Okay, please follow me."

Following the staff member's footsteps, Lin Du passed through the front hall of the Blacksmith Shop and arrived at the working area of the Blacksmith Shop.

A wave of heat rushed towards him!

In the working area of the Blacksmith Shop, dozens of blacksmiths were shirtless, hammering away at iron blocks on the tables with a rhythmic "heave-ho, heave-ho" sound.

This scene was quite different from the blacksmiths forging iron in ancient TV dramas; simply put, the movements and techniques of the blacksmiths here were much, much more fantastical.

A burly man over two meters tall and weighing three to four hundred catties was fiercely striking an iron block with a huge hammer shaped like a "Haotian Hammer".

When his body tensed to exert force, the muscles on his body bulged like angry dragons, and streams of fiery red energy surged out from his body, merging into the giant hammer.

Every strike of the giant hammer sent a terrifying wave of energy sweeping out, and people around dared not get close to him…

Not far away, there was a blacksmith with an even more exaggerated appearance.

This blacksmith could no longer be called a blacksmith; it would be more appropriate to call him a mage with an immortal aura.

The clothes on this blacksmith were clean and meticulous, and two forest-white flames the size of human heads were burning on his hands.

The two forest-white flames burned silently, the scorching high temperature causing the surrounding air to distort. In front of the forest-white flames, the hard iron blocks turned into molten iron in the blink of an eye.

The blacksmith reached out his right hand and drew in the air. With a soft "hum" sound, a mysterious rune merged into the molten iron.

The molten iron condensed into a shape visible to the naked eye, and soon turned into a gorgeously styled pale purple longsword.

This blacksmith's technique had already transcended the realm of mortals; it was estimated that the techniques of gods in heaven for refining weapons were nothing more than this…

"Master Tie, this young man wants to change his class to a blacksmith. Could you come over and take a look?"

The Master Tie that the staff member referred to was the blacksmith holding the giant hammer.

Master Tie put down the big hammer in his hand, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and strode over.

"Kid, do you want to learn how to forge iron?" Master Tie asked in a muffled voice.

Being looked down upon by Master Tie, Lin Du felt a sense of oppression that made it hard to breathe.

"Yes, I want to learn to forge iron!"

Master Tie waved his hand, and a blank form fell into Lin Du's hand.

"Fill out this form, then go to the outskirts and hunt 20 Black Fire Wolves!"

"Bring back the heads of the Black Fire Wolves, and you can change your class to an ordinary blacksmith."

There were too many players coming here to change their class to blacksmith every day. After Master Tie gave the standard instructions, he prepared to continue with his work.

"Master Tie, please wait!"

"I have something here, could you please take a look?"

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